So, I just watched “The Nightmare Before Christmas” for the first time

And it was GREAT. I LOVED IT. I don’t know how I went this long without ever watching it fully (as I’d only seen gifs or bits and pieces while flipping through channels~) Final thoughts:

This movie is…so incredibly amazing? Like the animation is something else entirely, and the way things move is just…wow, props to everyone.

I love the color schemes and the overarching buildings and layouts in the background, totally ups the spook level.

And the subtle romance between Sally and Jack is just AGH, my HEART. I mean, of course there was yearning and of course there was a love ballad, but it wasn’t just “BAM, LOVE” there were a lot of moments that built up to the end scene in front of the moon, aaah~

…But here’s some other, more “on brand” things I noticed:

I got EXTREME ‘ler vibes from my good ol’ pal the Pumpkin King. Jack is…oof. Just a lot.

And FRICKIN’ Oogie Boogie got SO excited when he saw Sally’s leg caught in the fence and did his whole tickle monster routine? I think @ticklewitch said he said “tickle,” what, NINE TIMES?

PLUS HE GOT SO MAD WHEN HE FOUND OUT HE WASN’T ACTUALLY TICKLING ANYONE, J E E Z: the whole “Do you take me for a dupe?!” line & everything, like he would’ve been more than happy to stay put doin’ his thing minus the fact he actually wasn’t doing anything? And that’s what set him off-

Overall rating: 8.5 lee moods out of 10, would absolutely watch and squirm through again.